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What does Protectionism mean?

The practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition through trade barriers.

Protectionism in a sentence
Protectionism involves government policies that restrict international trade.

Protectionism in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Protektionismus

Schutz der heimischen Wirtschaft durch Zölle oder Importquoten.

French
Protectionnisme

Politique visant à protéger les entreprises nationales de la concurrence étrangère.

Spanish
Proteccionismo

Doctrina económica que impone trabas a las importaciones.

Italian
Protezionismo

Politica volta a difendere i prodotti nazionali dalla concorrenza estera.

Common phrases with Protectionism

  • theory or practice protectionism
  • foreign competition protectionism
  • taxing imports protectionism

Synonyms and opposites for Protectionism

  • Synonym Trade restriction
  • Opposite Free trade
  • Opposite Globalism

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